Hi BJ, I was hoping a binary patches could be made available without
users have to use svn.
The "should" be possible with the framework, but the applications would
be harder to patch because they usually require customization.
BJ Freeman wrote:
there are two forms of customization that lend them selves to begin patched.
The suggested in best practices is using hot-deploy for all customization.
The one I use is additional folders at the ofbiz-home level.
either way core patches for ones distribution, should be done locally.
this is easily accomplished by use the svn to create patches once the
image is up and running with no modification.
when I want to update from the trunk I make a separate folder to put in
the new version
then I add my customization and test it, once satisfied I update my
original code.
Christopher Snow sent the following on 2/27/2010 8:06 AM:
Hi Forum,
I've been pondering how a stable binary release of ofbiz (i.e. upcoming
10.04) could be kept up-to-date with the latest patches. One potential
method would be have each components' config directory configurable to a
folder external to the $OFBIZ_HOME, in the case of linux this may be
/etc/ofbiz/ - this would enable binary patches (e.g. replacement
ofbiz-entity.jar) to be provided that wouldn't over write any existing
configuration. This mechanism could work for a standalone ofbiz
framework on the premise that binary users do not want to modify the
framework code.
A mechanism for providing the applications would be more difficult I
guess because the assumption would be that the applications almost
always have to be customized to fit the individual business? Any thoughts?
Many thanks,
Chris
